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WWUS83 KBIS 040353
RFWBIS
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1053 PM CDT THU SEP 3 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY
DUE TO WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SLOPE AND BOWMAN
COUNTIES...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER FAR SOUTHWEST
NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO INCREASE TO AROUND 25 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD FALL AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
NDZ040-043-041200-
/O.CON.KBIS.FW.W.0017.260904T1800Z-260905T0200Z/
SLOPE-BOWMAN-
953 PM MDT THU SEP 3 2026
..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY
* AFFECTED AREA...SLOPE AND BOWMAN.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS,
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME
FIRE BEHAVIOR.
JC
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